Alex Caruso vs. Dave Piontek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Piontek and Alex Caruso that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Alex Caruso

vs.

Dave Piontek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Alex Caruso: 2017-18 to 2023-24
Dave Piontek: 1956-57 to 1962-63

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Alex Caruso 1 Dave Piontek 0

NBA Seasons Alex Caruso 7 Dave Piontek 7

Playoffs Played Alex Caruso 3 Dave Piontek 4

All-Star Games Alex Caruso 0 Dave Piontek 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Alex Caruso 1 Dave Piontek 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Alex Caruso 2 Dave Piontek 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.8 Dave Piontek 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave Piontek 4.3

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.9 Dave Piontek 1.2

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.5 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 2,475 Dave Piontek 2,955

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 1,042 Dave Piontek 1,770

Total Assists Alex Caruso 1,041 Dave Piontek 478

Total Steals Alex Caruso 470 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 183 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 363 Dave Piontek 413

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .440 Dave Piontek .391

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .380 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .751 Dave Piontek .652

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 10.1 (2024) Dave Piontek 10.6 (1959)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 3.8 (2024) Dave Piontek 6.0 (1960)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.0 (2022) Dave Piontek 1.7 (1959)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.7 (2022) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2024) Dave Piontek - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.4 Dave Piontek 4.2

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.2 Dave Piontek 2.8

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 2.5 Dave Piontek 0.8

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 0.9 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 0.6 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Alex Caruso 197 Dave Piontek 104

Total Rebounds Alex Caruso 67 Dave Piontek 70

Total Assists Alex Caruso 79 Dave Piontek 20

Total Steals Alex Caruso 29 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Blocks Alex Caruso 20 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Total Games Alex Caruso 31 Dave Piontek 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Alex Caruso .408 Dave Piontek .354

3-Point Percentage Alex Caruso .302 Dave Piontek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Alex Caruso .813 Dave Piontek .649

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Alex Caruso 6.5 (2020) Dave Piontek 5.1 (1960)

Rebounds Per Game Alex Caruso 2.8 (2022) Dave Piontek 5.0 (1958)

Assists Per Game Alex Caruso 4.3 (2022) Dave Piontek 1.3 (1960)

Steals Per Game Alex Caruso 1.3 (2022) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Alex Caruso 1.0 (2022) Dave Piontek - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.